Private 55171 John Henry Victor ANSTED

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 55171 John Henry Victor ANSTED - 1st/5th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry

Died on Saturday 28th June 1919 on aged 20

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Place Buried
Home	British War & Victory Medals	Leamington (Milverton) Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
23 Dec 1917 in Eygpt	~	New Milverton

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Date and Place Mobilised
Died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis	21 Feb 1916 at Leamington	16 Feb 1917 at Budbrook

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
4 Woodbine Cottages, Leamington Spa	Pte 30238 3rd Battalion, Dorset Regiment

Circumstances of Death

John died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at home at 4 Woodbine Cottages, Woodbine Street, Leamington Spa. He had been taken ill in October 1918 and his medical report states that he was suffering from TB which had been contracted in England. The following are the details of his Chain of Evacuation.

14 Oct 1918 - Admitted to 163rd Casualty Field Ambulance with TB
04 Nov 1918 - Admitted to Nasrieh Hospital Cairo
26 Nov 1918 - Discharged and sent to England aboard HMHS Alexandria
07 Dec 1918 - Admitted to Mill Road Hospital, Liverpool
06 Feb 1919 - Admitted to Stepping Hill Military Hospital, Stockport
26 Apr 1919 - Discharged from hospital
28 Jun 1919 - Died at home

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1898 at Leamington	2 Oct 1898 at Leamington St. John's

Parents Names	Abode
William Henry and Annie Ellen Ansted	Leamington Spa

Schools	Colleges
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Address History	Employment History
1898 - 30 Charlotte Street, Leamington	1911 - Scholar
1901 - 5 New ?, Middleton Road, Kings Norton	1916 - Grocers Assistance
1911 - 29 Lansdowne Street, Leamington
1918 - 4 Woodbine Cottages, Woodbine Street, Leamington

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